The capital of pub

Got up in the middle of the night just when dawn broke to have a quick breakfast and then get going. A few of the group left us at Cork airport, said goodbye to the rest several hours later at Dublin airport. It's been a great week and the group was the funniest I had so far. Great people and laughing so much all week that I will definitely remember.
Hiking Cork was great as well. A lot of moss and green and mud. More hills than you would expect and quite cosy coastal towns. I'm really looking forward to returning to Ireland next year to hike the Kerry Way.

After parting (which is always hard) at Dublin airport I left with
two of the group for Dublin city centre since we wanted to stay for a night (or two in my case).
Dropped our bags off at the hotel and went for a guided tour around Trinity College including  the famous Long Room and the Book of Kells. Both very impressive I have to say. The intricate illustrations done by the monks with so many details is just wow!
The Long Room is a library with the world's longest wooden ceiling and a quite a few treasures on display.

Went along Grafton Street and then to Merion Square via St Stephen' Green. Found a nice pub for some great food and a nice chat with the waiter talking about his last holiday in Berlin, haha.

St Stephen's Geen

Went for some pints and live music to Temple Bar - the party area. It's actually hard to find a pub that has no live music. I love it! Seen some really good musicians but after the quiet hiking week the crowded streets where a little too much for us.

Temple Bar

As time went on the pubs soon got packed with people so we just went back to the hotel.
Still I like the area. Maybe wouldn't go there on a Friday and Saturday, but you have good  music in every pub and even on the streets that I could listen to for hours if it wasn't for the masses walking around and streaming into the bars and pubs.